How did Abao from Shanghai become the all-powerful Mr. Bao?
Tonight (27th), the first TV series "Flowers" directed by Wong Kar-wai will be broadcast on cctv8 prime time and Tencent Video, and will be broadcast on Dragon TV and Jiangsu Satellite TV on January 2.
The play is adapted from the Mao Dun Literary Award-winning work of writer Jin Yucheng. As for the actors, it includes Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei, etc.
The play focuses on Shanghai during the great changes of the times, with cross-narratives around A Bao, showing the ups and downs of life of trend-setting children in Shanghai's high-profile business world in the early 1990s. The core of "Flowers" begins with people but does not end with them. The contemporary nature behind the characters has always been the creative theme of the play.
In order to accurately present the sense of the times behind the story, director Wong Kar-wai has repeatedly refined the script, casting, costumes, lighting and shadow effects, etc. The crew has carried out six years of preparation work, striving to bring the audience into the 90s. In the atmosphere of the era of Shanghai's customs and rapid economic development.
In an old alley in Shanghai, Abao and Lingzi stand opposite each other. The two jointly run a local cuisine restaurant "Ye Tokyo" on Jinxian Road. They are partners who have known each other for a long time and have gone forward side by side. The atmosphere between the two of them on the poster is a bit tense. "For me, there is nothing I can't bear to part with" in the picture, which seems to allude to the subtle relationship between Abao and Reiko.
Abao rode the wind of the times and rose to become President Bao, relying on "focusing on foreign trade with his right hand and stocks with his left hand." The foreign trade company he founded was anchored at No. 27 on the Bund, and Miss Wang was an employee here. What Mr. Bao said to Miss Wang was, "For me, pork ribs and rice cakes have never been a business." Spare ribs rice cake, as a representative Shanghai snack, is famous for its crispy texture, delicious flavor, and economical value. Such a common snack with regional characteristics not only shows the life-oriented side of the two people, but also hints at the upgrade of their relationship.
Another confidant of Mr. Bao is Li Li. For this confidante, Bao always admires but also fears. Li Li came to Shanghai alone from Shenzhen and opened Zhizhenyuan, the premier luxury restaurant on the most prosperous Huanghe Road in Shanghai. She has a sharp vision and a tough hand. How could she be just a simple hotel proprietress? The big restaurants on the Yellow River Road are all business places for the exchange of news. Li Li and Mr. Bao are so tit-for-tat, which must mean that they are both ups and downs in the business world.
The TV series "Flowers" projects the story perspective to the early 1990s, when the great times suddenly emerged. Shanghai, as the forefront of economic development, showed a vigorous vitality in all walks of life. Director Wong Kar-Wai said in the trailer that Po, who had nothing, turned around in ten years and became the all-powerful President Bao. "In addition to his personal struggle, he also needs the blessing of the times." The play begins with the fate of a small person in the context of a big era. , showing the vitality of countless Abao in the cross-section of the times, how will it finally fall back into the innovative expression of the times?
All curiosity and questions will be answered in the TV series "Flowers". It is reported that in addition to the Mandarin version, the Shanghai-language version of "Flowers" will also be launched in the near future. The actors said in the latest trailer that using Shanghainese to present the story makes the characters more approachable, and the language expression has more local expressiveness. It has different flavors from the Mandarin version, but is of course equally exciting.
Red Star News reporter Qiu Junfeng editor Zeng Qi
